Light jet

N648

1952 Homebuilt T-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
51-6953
Class
Light jet
Engines
Allison J33-A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Collings Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Stow, MA
Registration record

N648 on the FAA register

Type
1952 Homebuilt T-33A
Serial
51-6953
Engines
Allison J33-A series
Registered owner
Collings Foundation
Stow, MA
Certificate issued
2002-02-20
Airworthiness date
1977-02-15
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A882F2
Mode S (octal)
52101362
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N648 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
  • 1929-10-11
    N648 previously assigned to a Kirkham Products Co TWIN Float Biplane (s/n A-1479); cancelled.
Overview

About N648

N648 is a 1952 Homebuilt T-33A, serial number 51-6953. The FAA register lists Collings Foundation as the registrant in Stow, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Allison J33-A series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 15, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N648.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N648.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.